Andrews Corporate Officers and Directors Liability Litigation Reporter
December 18, 2000
Breach of Duty/Attorney-Client Privilege
Copyright (c) 2000 Andrews Publications
SUING MERGER ADVISOR IS ‘END RUN’ TO GET PRIVILEGED INFO, CALIF. HIGH COURT TOLD
McDermott, Will & Emory v. James
A California appeals court rightly barred disgruntled shareholders of Memorial Health Systems Inc. from an “end run” malpractice lawsuit against the law firm that advised the not-for-profit hospital corporation's board in a merger, because the firm...
SUING MERGER ADVISOR IS ‘END RUN’ TO GET PRIVILEGED INFO, CALIF. HIGH COURT TOLD
McDermott, Will & Emory v. James